I know being a producer is risky business: Anushka Sharma...
21/03/2017, Tuesday Edition: Ahmedabad
RNI NO.: GUJENG/2014/59629
Page No: 02
BJP seeks to do a UP in Narendra Modi... Page No: 04
ENGLISH DAILY MORNING REPUTED NEWS PAPER, AHMEDABAD Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara
Year : 03
Issue : 72
Pages: 04
Price : Rs. 1/-
March 21, 2017, Tuesday
Mo : 98250 98053
www.sunvillasamachar.com/en
BJP seeks to do a UP in Narendra Modi’s Terror plot: Rajkot court sends f e i r B s w e N Indian journo on two brothers to judicial custody Gujarat. Early election on the cards? globe-trotting trip robbed in Chile Agency | Mumbai An Indian journalist, currently on a globe-trotting journey, was allegedly mugged in Chile by a drug addict who fled with his mobile phone and money. The scribe, Vishnudas Chapke (33), said. he was robbed near Laja Falls (Salta Del Laja), located along Pan-American highway - around 150 km from the Chilean city of Chillan on February 25 when he was seeking a lift on way to Argentina. Vishnudas, who escaped the attack unscathed, has requested the Chilean embassy here to help locate the robber and his phone.
Keen to make the most of the Modi wave, the ruling BJP in Gujarat may opt for an early Assembly election in the state Agency | New Delhi After winning a huge mandate in Uttar Pradesh, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is now getting battle-ready for the upcoming election in Gujarat, due end of this year. Gujarat holds the pride of place in the BJP--Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still being best associated with the Gujarat model of development. Keen to make the most of the Modi wave, the ruling BJP in Gujarat may opt for an early Assembly election in the state. The BJP has also launched a new slogan ahead of the election, “UP mein 325, Gujarat mein 150”, setting itself a target of
winning 150 of the 182 Assembly seats in Gujarat. The BJP, which has been in power in Gujarat for nearly 19 years, is looking to offset the anti-incumbency wave with the Modi wave that lifted the party to an unassailable victory with the BJP forming the government in Uttar Pradesh after 15 years. “There is a Modi wave across the country, and we are prepared if there is an early election. We will definitely win more than 150 seats,” Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was quoted as said. While there has been no official word on pre-poning the Assembly election in Gujarat, but
Rupani’s statement is a clear indication that is a possibility the BJP is not ruling out. The party cadre is already busy with the election preparation with banners of Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah being put up and pamphlets being distributed across Gujarat. Ahead of the 2019 Lok
Over 4500 doctors go on mass leave after assault on colleague, demand security in hospitals Agency | Mumbai Resident doctors in Mumbai and across the state are on mass leave on Monday to protest against series of assaults on doctors in government hospitals. With over 4,500 doctors not reporting for work, government hospitals have called all senior doctors, lecturers and professors on-du-
ty to handle the massive patient load. Out patient department services are expected to get a blow on Monday in public institutions with fewer doctors to treat patients. A delegation of Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), dean of medical colleges, and Indian Medical Association are meeting Mumbai
mayor to present demand for increased security. In Sion Hospital where a Polio affected doctor was attacked by deceased patient’s relatives, there is vacancy of 25 security guards. Doctors have also claimed several hospitals have female security guards who are unable to
control if situation with patient’s relatives gets out of hand. Doctors in Sion hospital are holding a silent protest as permission to go on strike has been denied by the Bombay High Court. Since March 12, attacks have been reported on doctors in Dhule, Shirpur, Nashik, Aurangabad and Mumbai. A junior doctor was attacked in Aurangabad’s government medical college on Sunday.
Sabha election, a win in Gujarat is nothing less than a prestige issue for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who started his political innings from the state. The BJP is facing several challenges in its pet state of Gujarat and the election may not be a cakewalk for the party this time around. A disgruntled Patel community wants OBC quota, there is resentment among Dalits over cow vigilantism incidents, and absence of a strong state-level leader after Narendra Modi left for Delhi are factors that may upset the BJP’s apple cart. The farmer suicide issue too may dent the BJP’s popularity among the agrarian community. The BJP besides fighting the Congress will also face challenge from the Aam Aadmi Party which has pitted the Delhi model of development against the Gujarat model of development
Uttar Pradesh Board exams 2017: Mass cheating at Hazrat Nizamuddin clerics return home, slam Ballia, Mathura schools Pak media for calling them RAW agent were caught on camera (H.S.) | New Delhi
Correspondent | Rajkot
A local court in the city sent Vaseem Ramodia and his younger brother Naeem—the duo arrested for allegedly planning terrorist attacks in the state inspired by terrorist group Islamic State—to judicial custody after Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) did not seek their further remand on Monday. The ATS produced the twin brothers in the court of chief judicial magistrate (first class), RA Singh on Monday afternoon as their 10-day remand came to an end. As the ATS did not seek further extension of the custody of the accused, nor did the accused move a bail application, the court sent the duo to judicial
Vaseem (30) and Naeem (27) were arrested by Gujarat ATS on 26th of last month for allegedly planning terrorist attacks in the state
custody for 14 days. “We felt that custodial interrogation of the accused was not required anymore. Therefore, we did not seek further custody of them. However, our investigation in the case is still ongoing,” Ramesh Faldu, deputy superintendent of police (DySP) of ATS said. Vaseem (30) and Naeem (27) were arrested by Gujarat ATS on 26th of last month for
allegedly planning terrorist attacks in the state. The ATS claims that the twin brothers were in touch with operatives of Islamic State and that as directed by those operatives, had attempted to stage lone-wolf attacks in places like Chotial town in Surendranagar district and Rajkot and Bhavnagar cities. However, their attempts had remained unsuccessful.
Rs. 18 Crore In Assets Of Zakir Naik’s Outfit Seized By Authorities Agency | New Delhi
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs. 18.37 crore of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), an NGO based at Dongri in south Mumbai, in the Zakir Naik money laundering case, today. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) issued a second notice to the controversial 51-year-old Islamic preacher today, asking him to appear at the headquarters here on March 30 for a case filed against him under an anti-terror law. Earlier this month, the NIA
had issued the first notice to Mr Naik, asking him to appear on March 14. The second notice has been sent to Mr Naik’s Mumbai residence. He is currently believed to be staying in Saudi Arabia to escape arrest, after his actions came under scanner following accusations that he had inspired some of the terrorists who attacked a cafe in Dhaka last year. An FIR against Mr Naik and his associates was
Agency | New Delhi In an embarrassment to passing notes. These stuthe Uttar Pradesh Board, dents were freely seeking The two Indian clerics Class 10 students were help from people outside of Hazrat Nizamuddin caught cheating on cam- the examination centres. Dargah, who went missera at a Ballia school Among the most famous ing from Karachi, on today. several students incidents was reported in Monday reached back to (H.S.) | New Delhi were seen copying maths 2015 in Bihar’s Vaishali Delhi. External Affairs A day after Yogi Adityapaper from each other district, when families/ Minister Sushma Swaraj nath took over as Chief while some opened books friends of the candidates had informed about their had climbed the walls of safe arrival on Sunday on Minister of Uttar Pradesh, to find solutions. Few stuthe exam hall and were both were offloaded from dent information about her Twitter handle. She he chaired a meeting with dents went outside their examination hall and ex- providing answers to met the two Sufi cler- Karachi-bound Shaheen the clerics are working the top government of- properly. The meeting changed notes. Similar their wards. To tackle ics in Delhi on Monday. Airlines on March 14 at against the country. The ficials at Lok Bhavan in was also attended by incident is reported in cheating, UP Board had Earlier On Saturday, it the Allama Iqbal Interna- development comes after Lucknow on Monday. He Deputy CMs KP MauMathura’s Radha Gopal arranged CCTV cameras. was reported that Syed tional Airport in Lahore. the Pakistan government directed all the officials rya and Dinesh Sharma. Higher Secondary School But as reports suggest, Asif Nizami, head priest The clerics, speaking had conveyed to the In- to submit details of their Yogi, addressing the powhere education mafia the cameras were either (Sajjadanashin) of Haz- with the media, said that dian High Commission movable and immovable lice officials, told them to entered the exam hall to not functioning properly rat Nizamuddin Aulia a newspaper in Pakistan in Islamabad that the two properties and income tax ensure the law and order give chits to the students or were inadequate. Also Dargah in Delhi, and his had printed false infor- clerics have been “traced within 15 days apart from situation in the state is appearing for the maths a HT report claims that nephew Syed Nazim Ni- mation about them being and have reached Kara- discussing other issues. improved within a week. paper. Mass cheating is the UP Board has decid- zami were in custody of RAW spies following chi”. Swaraj had earlier The officials were asked He also mentioned the intelligence which they were detained spoke to Pakistan PM’s to bring BJP’s ‘Sankalp killing of a BSP leader in turning out to be an an- ed to re-examined answer Pakistan’s nual ritual in India. Last sheets of all candidates agency over their alleged by the police. Meanwhile, adviser on foreign affairs Patra’ to the meeting and Allahabad and asked the year too, hundreds of stu- who score over 90 per links with Muttahida Qa- Rajya Sabha MP Sub- Sartaj Aziz regarding the the CM ordered all of DGP to take action soon. dents sitting for UP Board cent in their Class 12 or umi Movement (MQM). ramanian Swamy also issue and sought his help them to read it carefully said. the officials who atexaminations in Mathura 10 exams this year. According to reports, said that he had indepen- in tracing the two. and implement the points tended the meeting said Office: “Sunvilla Samachar (Daily) Printing Press”, 36 - Shrinath Sarthak Ind Park, Nr. Torrent Power, Ring Road, Nikol, A’bad - 380049 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com
registered by the NIA in November last year. The physician-turned-preacher has been booked for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony. Sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) have also been slapped on him. In the FIR, the NIA alleged that Mr Naik incited Muslim youths to commit unlawful and terrorist acts, the official said. The Centre had declared IRF an unlawful organisation under the UAPA.
Improve law and order within a week, submit property and income tax details: Yogi Adityanath to UP officials on day one
that it went well but there were a few anxious moments. Yogi Adityanath was unanimously chosen as the UP legislature party by the BJP MLAs on Saturday among speculations in the media. After taking oath of office, Adityanath said that he will work to eradicate ‘goondaraj’ from the state and take forward PM Narendra Modi’s mission of ‘sabka sath, sabka vikas’. The oath taking ceremony was held at Smriti Upvan in Lucknow on Saturday and was attended by PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah among others. Mo : 98250 98053
2 / Dt. 21-03-2017, Tuesday Editors’ Picks TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017
Success of India, China will hinge on urbanisation and energy When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Beijing in 2015, he observed that China has a strong tradition of learning, citing an old saying: “If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people”. India too, he pointed out, shares this core belief that knowledge and learning are supreme. As the China Development Forum kicks off in Beijing this weekend, leaders from both countries should look to each other as partners in collaboration and knowledge-sharing to tackle some of the most urgent challenges of our time. While China and India may have many substantial differences, the two Asian giants also have much in common. They are the two most populous nations, as well as two of the world’s largest economies. Both countries have made extraordinary strides in growth and poverty reduction. China has harnessed three decades of rapid development to lift more than 700 million citizens out of poverty. India’s GDP rose by almost 9 per cent each year for nearly a decade beginning in 2003, and it has surpassed China as the world’s fastest growing major economy. These gains, however, have been slowed by high environmental and social costs. Income inequality, for instance, poses a particular challenge: The richest 1 per cent of households in China own a third of the country’s wealth, while in India, they own about 58 per cent. Spreading the benefits of growth to a wider portion of their populations will be key which, in turn, suggests that in future, the quality of growth for both will matter more than solely the quantity. In each country, air pollution from vehicles, power plants and industry leads to more than one million premature deaths per year. Energy-intensive manufacturing, rapid urbanisation and high energy and consumption demands have made China and India the first and third highest emitters of greenhouse gases respectively. Recently, both have acknowledged that fossil fuels won’t be able to sustain the development they need, signalling important shifts. In China’s case, its 5-year plan for 2016-2020 indicates its intention to become an “ecological civilisation”, moving away from polluting industries and towards consumption patterns that are less resource-intensive. This year, it will be home to the world’s largest emissions trading scheme as it expands seven regional pilot trading systems to the national level.India drew on the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi to frame its climate pledge for the landmark Paris climate agreement.
www.sunvillasamachar.com
QUOTE “Crucial GST bills approved by Cabinet, will boost OF THE our reform agenda: PM Modi” DAY -Crucial bills relating to GST have been approved by the Cabinet, giving a boost to our reform agenda.,” tweeted Modi...
I haven’t been spared: Twinkle Khanna confesses to having faced sexual harassment at work Agency | New Delhi
In the wake of the recent TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar being accused of sexual harassment, Bollywood actress-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna made a startling revelation of having faced sexual harassment at work. In a column for said. Twinkle Khanna opened up about the incident. She wrote, “Have any frogs tried to catch me between their
webbed feet? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. A few years ago, a message on my phone reduced me to tears in the car. I had reached break-
kle Khanna added, “I am a fairly assertive woman, and married to a man who onscreen punches holes in walls with his bare fists and yet I haven’t been spared, so I shudder to think about what happens to the vast majority of working women.” Twinkle Khanna also voiced her opinion on the recent controversy surrounding TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar. She wrote in the column, “’Sexy’ is an acceptable compliment within a work environment only if she is a stripper and you are her pimp trying to boost her confidence before she takes Times that Vida Balan the stage.” was on his wish list for both films. “Originally, Rajkahini was written to be a bilingual and I was supposed to cast Vidya Agency | New Delhi Balan to play the role in both the films. Only af- During a recent event in ter I didn’t get her dates Dubai, even as fans were and things didn’t work quite happy to see Bolout, I thought of doing lywood actor Ranbir Kathe Bengali film and ap- poor and Pakistani actress proached Rituparna,” he Mahira Khan sharing said. Begum Jaan is a stage, it seems both were brothel madam in India not having good time beat the time of Partition hind the stage. In a video who refuses to leave her that has gone viral, Mahihome when told that the ra is seen pleading with Radcliffe Line would be the ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushdrawn through it. Rit- kil’ actor. However, the uparna Sengupta told video doesn’t have any DNA that her director had sound making it difficult every confidence that she to understand what’s hapwould be able to deliver. pened between them,said. “Srijit was very confident Ranbir, in another video, that I could pull it off. I is seen speaking to Mahiasked him if he really ra, who does not respond thought I could do it. to him and walks off. Is there something wrong between these two actors. Even as the two seems to be cordial with each other in front of others, but once the camera was switched off they seemed to be in
ing point after months of suggestive messages from a wealthy, powerful client that I had been pretending not to understand because all I wanted to do was to complete the project in a professional manner. And so I ended up as a statistic — the 38% of women who faced sexual harassment at work, according to a survey done by the Indian National Bar association.” Twin-
Rituparna Sengupta, Original Begum Jaan, ‘Not Aware’ Vidya Balan Was First Choice For Rajkahini (H.S.) | New Delhi
Actress Rituparna Sengupta, the original Begum Jaan from the 2015 Bengali film Rajkahini, has said she didn’t know that director Srijit Mukherji’s first choice for the role was Vidya Balan, who has been cast in the lead in the Hindi remake, titled Begum Jaan. In an interview with DNA, Rituparna, 45, was quoted as saying: “I am not aware that he had wanted Vidya in Rajkahini, too. Or why he’s saying that today. We were in talks about doing a film together for the longest time. Srijit had told me that he would come to me only when he had a role which matters. I was in Delhi attending an event. When I checked my phone, I saw
it had 10 missed calls! He called again and said, ‘I have got something very exciting for you. I asked him to wait for me till I returned and the moment I reached Kolkata he was at my home, ready with the script and concept.” Srijit Mukherji, who is also directing the Hindi version, told Hindustan
risky business, but what is not risky? Flipkart said to raise $1 The teamof Anushka billion and seek a billion more Sharma’s upcoming venture ‘Phillauri’ have the found the best way to promote the movie Flipkart Online Services Pvt has completed a $1 billion fundraising and aims to raise as much as $1 billion more over the next few months, according to people familiar with the matter, giving India’s largest e-commerce company capital to battle back against rising competition. Flipkart secured its latest funding on Friday at a valuation of about $10 billion, said the people, asking not to be named because the matter is private. Backers in this round so far included Mi-
crosoft Corp., EBay Inc. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., but the valuation was a decline from Flipkart’s $15.5 billion in 2015. The company said it doesn’t comment on “market speculations” as a matter of policy. The 10-yearold startup is fighting for its life against Amazon. com Inc. and other rivals looking for a piece of the fast-growing India market. Earlier this year, New York’s Tiger Global Management installed its own Kalyan Krishnamurthy as chief executive officer to replace one of the company’s founders.
Mira Rajput’s college classmate criticises her for remarks on feminism
Actor Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira Rajput’s take on feminism didn’t go down well with many including one of her former college mates who has slammed the lady for her remarks. In the open letter, her
former collage mate talked about Mira’s college time. The lady stated that she was furious when she watched Mira’s interview and stated that her idea of feminism is inaccurate. She revealed that during college days Mira used to judge people on the basis of their clothes and never did anything to have moral high ground over anyone at any point. The lady slammed her for being narrow minded and said that she has no knowledge about actual empowerment. Having watched your interview, I feel extremely enraged today.
some kind of stress, especially Mahira At the moment, Ranbir Kapoor has few films under his kitty. Currently, he is shooting for Sanjay Dutt’s biopic, which is being directed by Rajkumar Hirani. He
also has Ayan Mukherji’s Dragon and Anurag Basu’s Jagga Jasoos, which is expected to be released in April. On the other hand, Mahira, was last seen onscreen in Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees.
line, in 96 hours! Thank you all for the response to the #Baahubali2trailer!” Monday morning. The Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil versions of the trailer all put together had garnered over one million likes on YouTube. It also went on to become India’s most liked trailer on YouTube. The first part of the film – Baahubali: The
Beginning – had won appreciation and love from the global audience as well when it released a couple of years back. The film was applauded for its breathtaking visuals, jaw-dropping visual effects, mesmerising grandeur and awe-inspiring performances. Slated to release on April 28, ‘Baahubali.
Agency | New Delhi
Is all not well between Ranbir Kapoor and Mahira Khan? Video goes viral
- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara Editor Anushka Sharma: I know being a producer is
(H.S.) | New Delhi
Ahmedabad
Agency | New Delhi Anushka Sharma is busy promoting ‘Phillauri’ and is excited about it. The actress recently in an exclusive interaction with Bombay Times spoke about her experience as a producer at such a young age. “I know being a producer is risky business, but what is not risky? Even when you act in a film it’s risky, because you don’t know what its fate will be. I don’t work with fear, I work with conviction.” Speaking about facing failures in the industry, Anushka said, “The thing with actors is that when a film fails we can quickly move on to another film, but for a director it is harder to come out of a slump.”
‘Baahubali 2’: Prabhas and Rana Daggubati starrer becomes ‘most viewed Indian trailer ever’! Agency | Mumbai
The trailer of the second half of SS Rajamouli’s two-part magnum opus – Baahubali – starring Prabhas and Rana Dagggubati has garnered over 85 million views since it was unveiled 4 days ago! The trailer of ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’ was released on Thursday amid much fanfare and expectations. And it wouldn’t be wrong to say that the trailer has indeed lived up to people’s expectations. The official Twitter handle of the magnum opus tweeted “BB2Storm is UNSTOPPABLE.... More than 85 million views on-
3 / Dt. 21-03-2017, Tuesday National M.Sc Medical Teachers’ Association (NMMTA) protests reach National Capital over new rules on diagnostic laboratory Agency | New Delhi While many corporate hospitals and private diagnostic laboratories in the country have Medical M.Sc. postgraduates interpreting and signing laboratory test reports, the Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules make it mandatory that all diagnostic laboratories should have doctors (registered with MCI or State Medical Council) to do the task. The implementation of these rules in two States recently — Rajasthan and Jharkhand — is making postgraduates jittery across the country. There is widespread resentment among Medi-
cal M.Sc. postgraduates, whose grouse is that hundreds of them will either lose jobs or be demoted to the role of laboratory technicians if the new rules are implemented by all State governments. However, the Union Health Ministry is firm on its stand. The Union government enacted The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010, to register and regulate all clinical establishments. Subsequently, the National Council for Clinical Establishments was set up and The Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules were notified in 2012.
Lifestyle, Dietary factors Contribute to Rising Incidence of Colorectal Cancers Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A leading cause of cancer-related mortality, colorectal cancer accounts for over seven lakh deaths annually across the world, making it the third most common cancer after lung and liver. Doctors at Columbia Asia Hospitals, Ahmedabad say lifestyle and dietary factors are today increasingly contributing to the rising incidence of the disease. Colorectal cancers occur in the large intestines and rectum; an individual has a 5% chance of developing colorectal cancer during his or her life. While the exact cause of the cancer is not known, medical evidence clearly suggests that consuming the right diet and adopting a health lifestyle can substantially reduce the risk of colorectal cancers. At the same time early diagnosis remains key to successfully fight off the disease. “While there is no consolidated data or research in India on colorectal cancers, clinical evidence suggests that the incidence of the disease has increased in recent years. Among possible causes of the rise are increasing life expectancy (which increases the numbers of high risk individuals), as well as increased consumption of processed and packaged foods that are high on calorie, low on vitamins and are laden with potentially harmful additives. A number of studies globally have found high intake of red meat, highly refined grains and starches.
www.sunvillasamachar.com
Mumbai lose permanent voting status, all NE states become BCCI voters
Ahmedabad
SPORTS ROUNDUP
Indian cricket’s one-time power centre Mumbai has lost its permanent voting status as per the new constitution of the Indian Cricket Board Agency | New Delhi
Indian cricket’s one-time power centre Mumbai has lost its permanent voting status as per the new constitution of the Indian Cricket Board finalized by the Committee of Administrators (COA) appointed by the Supreme Court of India. Predictably all the North Eastern states including Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim have been granted full membership and voting rights as recommended in Lodha Panel reforms. Uttarakhand,
Telangana are also full members now. While Bihar gets back its voting right, it will only start to function after the pending cases are over. The COA has uploaded the new Memorandum of Associations (MOA) and Rules & Regulations of BCCI which clearly state that there could be one full member from one state. Accordingly 41-time Ranji champions are now associate mem-
ber of BCCI along with Baroda and Saurashtra -- the two teams from its mother state Gujarat are now associate members and will take turns to “rotate annually” to vote. The Mumbai CA representatives although will be permitted to attend General Body meetings but can’t vote. The MOA also states that no association can have proxy system -- a clear reference to Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) which has often been known as the most corrupt along with Hyderabad Cricket Association.
Dinesh Karthik, bowlers guide Tamil Nadu to Vijay Hazare triumph (H.S.) | New Delhi Senior pro Dinesh Karthik produced an innings of character before Tamil Nadu’ s disciplined bowling effort saw them beat Bengal by 37 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final, in Delhi on Monday.This was the third time that Tamil Nadu prevailed over Bengal in the National One-Day meet having
Indian Wells: Elena Vesnina defeats Svetlana Kuznetsova to win biggest title of her singles’ career Agency | New Delhi
Elena Vesnina capped a stellar Indian Wells campaign with a hard-fought 6-7 (6/8), 7-5, 6-4 triumph over fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova on Sunday. Playing in her first final at the elite Premier Mandatory level, world number 15 Vesnina battled through a tense three hours and one minute to subdue eighth-ranked Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand Slam champion. The triumph comes a year after Vesnina, 30, fell in the first round of qualifying at Indian Wells and capped a tournament that saw her down both Ger-
vice winner to find herself serving for the match. After knocking a forehand wide on her first match point, she secured the victory when Kuznetsova’s service return went long. “She was up set and 4-1, then 4-2 in the third,” Vesnina said. “She had so many break points on my serve. She was 30-Love many’s soon-to-be num- A third set that, like the up couple of times on her ber one Angelique Kerber first two, featured mul- serves. and seven-time Grand tiple service breaks saw Slam champion Venus Kuznetsova take a 4-2 Williams. For Kuznetso- lead before Vesnina va, it was a third disap- broke for 4-3 then won a pointment in as many fi- marathon ninth game in nals at Indian Wells, this which Kuznetsova saved one coming a decade af- four break points before ter she fell in back to back Vesnina converted her finals in 2007 and 2008. fifth with a stinging ser-
Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh Defy Hosts As Ranchi Test Ends In Draw
India vs Australia: The third Test in Ranchi ended in a draw. The series is tied 1-1
A new range of south Indian food products launched in Gujarat
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Agency | Ranchi
South Indian range of food products of Saguna Food Products Pvt. Ltd. was launched today by honourable Central Union Minister of The state Government of India - Agriculture, Farmers welfare & Panchayati Raj, Shri Parshottam Rupala. South Indian cuisine gaining much popularity in Gujarat and there was an increased demand for the batter of South Indian preparations such as Idli and Dosa. To help these vendors and small businesses of south Indian food products, Saguna Food Products Pvt. Ltd. came up with this idea of unifying and organising this business. The company will take care of the manufacturing and retailing of these products. A manufacturing unit has been established in Naroda, Ahmedabad. Mr. Vijay Kumar Director, Saguna Food Products Pvt. Ltd. informs, “All our products are prepared from 100% mineral water and are packed in re-usable packets. We are soon looking forward to exploring and expanding further options in Gujarat in terms of various franchises”.
A superb 124-run fifth-wicket partnership between Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb ensured that the 3rd Test between India and Australia ended in a draw. The hosts failed to drive home the advantage they got in the initial stages of the Australian innings and were found way short when it came to running through the visitors’ middle-order. Australia were 204/6 when the match was called off, with Handscomb on 72 not out. Marsh scored 53. With this draw, the series is still
tied at 1-1, with one Test to go, at Dharamsala from March 25. India were all over the Australian batsmen in the morning session of Day Five, especially after skipper Steve Smith was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja. Smith completely misjudged the line and trajectory of a Jadeja delivery and lost his off-stump, much to the delight of the Indian team. Smith has been in sublime form in this series and it was expected that India would be able to run through the rest of the Australian batting once he was dismissed.
It did look like going in that direction once the dependable Peter Renshaw was trapped LBW by Ishant Sharma. Chasing a 152-run deficit in the first innings, Australia were at one time struggling at 63/4. But Marsh and Handscomb were just not in the mood to surrender. By the time Marsh fell, becoming Jadeja’s fourth victim of the innings, the match was effectively over. Although Ravichandran Ashwin finally claimed a wicket, dismissing Glenn Maxwell, it was too little, too late. Jadeja was the most effective Indian bowler with four wickets to his credit, to add to the five he had taken in the first innings.
Dinesh Karthik hit 14 boundaries to score more than 50 per cent of Tamil Nadu’s runs despite a good effort by Bengal bowlers.
beaten them in 2008-09 and 2009-10. Karthik (112) was the only significant scorer for Tamil Nadu en route to their meagre total of 217 in 47.2 overs as Mohammed Shami bowled with a lot of fire, scalping 4 for 26. Ashok Dinda (3/36) also rattled the top order. But Tamil Nadu bowlers showed unbelievable discipline restricting Bengal to 180 on a pitch that didn’t have any demons. Off-spinner MS Washington Sundar (0/17) didn’t get wickets but kept the Bengal batsmen on tenterhooks
in his eight overs spell. Rahil Shah, Aswin Crist and Mohammed Mohammed all did what was required to defend a small total. Trying to be extra cautious, Shreevats Goswami (23) consumed a lot of deliveries at the onset increasing the pressure. A poor call led to Abhimanyu Easwaran (1) run out. Manoj Tiwary (32) was bowled by opposite number Vijay Shankar while trying to play across the line. It was a delivery that needed to be played in front foot and he committed on backfoot.
4 / Dt. 21-03-2017, Tuesday
www.sunvillasamachar.com
Ahmedabad
Rajasthan: 1,000 Gujarat: Sangh affiliate demands On verge of extinction, house sparrows mostly prefer earthen nests: Research cartons of liquor seized state board for Sanskrit Agency | Jaipur
In a major haul, Crime branch of Rajasthan police today seized 1,000 cartons of liquor having an estimated worth of Rs 50 lakh being smuggled to Gujarat from Haryana. Acting on a tip-off, police stopped a container truck which was coming from Narnaul of Haryana, at checkpost near Daulatpura toll plaza in Harmada police
station area. During the search, 1,000 cartons of liquor were found. When the driver could not give any satisfactory reply, we seized the liquor and container, DCP (crime), Vikas Pathak said. Naurang Yadav (40), the driver of the container, who is a resident of Neemrana, was arrested and booked under the Sections of Excise Act, Pathak added.
Idea-Vodafone merger: What’s in it for the customers
Agency | New Delhi While Vodafone and Idea Cellular will merge to become India’s largest telecom operator, its customers will also benefit from better infrastructure, better services and better tariffs of the combined entity. All this perhaps wouldn’t have happened if Reliance Jio had not come into the fray with its free telecom services – to begin with, the Welcome Offer, and then its Happy New Year offer – and the company has promised to offer free voice calls, forever. Customers of Idea Cellular and Vodafone do not enjoy these freebies – at least not free internet. Coming together, both Idea and Vodafone will have more fire power to retain customers, offer better tariffs, and provide better services. “This move is in line with our view of the dire need for consolidation in a crowded mobile market. The entry of Reliance Jio and its hugely disruptive free distribution of
SIM cards to rapidly build up scale are clearly proving to be a catalyst,” wrote Dhananjay Mirchandani and Chris Lane, analysts with Bernstein. Some believe the merger is more beneficial for Idea users. “In a telecom industry that is likely to see migration toward an free voice regime spurred by Reliance Jio, Idea stands to be most vulnerable (given Idea’s higher percentage of rural, semi-urban subs who are not nearly as data-hungry as creamy subs in Metros and select Circle As, where Idea has relatively limited presence),” wrote Viju K George and Anshul Agrawal, analysts with JP Morgan. Industry sources said that both Idea and Vodafone users will continue to use the respective services without any disruption. However, once the entities are merged, the customers will be migrated to the merged entity, like it happened to Hutchison Essar users, when it was bought by Vodafone.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Demanding an independent “Gujarat State Sanskrit Education Board”, the state wing of Sanskrit Bharati has launched a campaign for the “development and revival” of the ancient language in Gujarat. Sanskrit Bharati, the RSS-affiliated organisation dedicated to the language, has launched a “21-point” signature campaign and roped in general public and Sanskrit experts and educationists in each district. This was submitted to each district collector, along with the Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Sources revealed that once the dis-
tricts are covered through respective collectors, Sanskrit Bharati is set to take up the cause through the state’s MLAs and MPs, irrespective of the political party they represent. “We have covered major districts, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Somnath, Vadodara and Dwarka, and submitted our signed representation, addressed to the CM and Education Minister. Within ten days, we are aiming to complete all 33 districts. If Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh can have a Sanskrit education department and board, why can not a state like Gujarat where people want to learn Sanskrit and work for its revival. This is the reason the demand for a board is on our priority list, with 20 other demands,” said Himanjay Paliwal, Sanskrit Bharati’s rajya sangathan mantri (state organising secretary). Confirming to have received the demands, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said, “The state government is always pro-active in supporting the cause of Sanskrit language which is the matrubhasha (mother language) of all languages.
earthen nests to be the most-preferred ones by the fast-depleting birds and scientifically suitable as their artificial nesting place. House sparrows have been placed in its Red List by Britain’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds due to sharp decline in their numbers. Researchers have found that chopping of mulberry trees, disappearance of roof tiles and frequent use of pesticides are some of the reasons for this. This has led the conservators and bird lovers to start efforts to
maintain the population of these small birds in the urban areas by arranging their food and creating artificial nesting places for them. Mostly boxes or containers made of cardboard, wood, plastic and mud are used as their artificial nests. Though most conservators and non-government organisations, working in this area, are using cardboard or wooden box, earthen nests are most preferred by the sparrows, found the 24-year-old junior research fellow. According to Vohra, though there is no scientific survey on sparrow population, these birds are rarely seen in Vadodara or Gujarat.
remanded in police custody, Bengaluru police commissioner Praveen Sood said in a tweet on Sunday morning. Although Sabauddin is the main accused, he has not been produced in court. In statements by him to Bengaluru police following his arrest nine years ago, he mentioned that Habib had helped him in
to Bangladesh from Tripura. According to Sabauddin’s statements, in 2005 he was asked by his Pakistan-based Lashkar handler Abdul Aziz to travel to Bangladesh to finalise a terror attack in Bengaluru. Sabauddin realised Agartala was one of the closer points of entry into Bangladesh and travelled to Tripura.
Agency | New Delhi
ing tobacco farmers. Last week the GST Council had approved tobacco cess to be kept as a mixture of Rs 4,170 per 1,000 sticks or ad valorem of 290 per cent.“GST is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the government to remove anomalies in tobacco taxation in India and bring a fair relief to the tobacco farmers without compromising on its tobacco control goals,” FAIFA General Secretary Murali Babu said in a statement.
Correspondent | Vadodara
Do you miss the chirping of house sparrows in the cacophony of busy city life? Do you fail to spot sparrow nests in modern urban apartments or miss seeing the mother feeding its younger ones? All you have to do is keep an earthen nest in a calm and quiet place to invite the winged guests this World Sparrow Day on March 20. This came out in a research by Aliasgar Vohra (24), a junior fellow scholar at the department of zoology of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. In his research titled “Search for the most suitable artificial nest for house sparrow (Passer Domesticus)”, Vohra found the
IISc attack: Tripura terror suspect Gujarat woman being tortured by helped accused cross over to Bangladesh Saudi family rescued, arrives home Agency | Bengaluru ba plot. Habib has been May 2005 to cross over The woman arrived at the Mumbai airport early on and was escorted to Ahmedabad by the officials of the Women Crime Branch
tweeted that he had learnt about her plight through a newspaper report. He had announced on March 14 that the woman has been successfully rescued and will be brought back. “After the matter came to light, we lodged a case of human trafficking against the agents who had sent her to Riyadh. We have arrested two of them so far,” Bhatt said.
The Tripura resident arrested on Friday in the 2005 IISc terror attack case had helped the main accused cross over into Bangladesh twice illegally, according to previous statements with investigators. Habib Mian, 37, was arrested by the Gujarat ATS in Agartala on Friday, 12 years after the December 28, 2005, gun-and-grenade attack in Bengaluru institute that took the life of a scientist when an international conference was in progress. According to the statements of the main accused, Sabauddin Ahmed, Habib had helped him to travel to neighbouring Bangladesh from Tripura in May 2005 to plan the attack. Habib is named as the accused number five in the case on the attack, allegedly a Lashkar-e Toi-
Assistant commissioner of Police Bharat Shelke, who is investigating the case, said, “We will be filing the chargesheet against Rathod in a day or two. His interrogation has helped us figure out who all were involved in the drug trade.” The police said that Rathod has told them that in addition to accused from India who have already been arrested in the case and Goswami, one Dr Abdullah and another Kenyan national also attended the meetings. “We are now trying
to find out the identity of this Kenyan national who Rathod has been talking about. The name of Dr Abdullah cropped up earlier as well but we have not been able to track him down,” an officer, adding, “While the accused we have arrested so far interacted with Dr Abdullah and the Kenyan national, they did not know the identities of these people.” The officer added that the only person who knew these people was Goswami, who was extradited to the US earlier this year.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A 45-year-old woman, rescued from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia last week with the help of the External Affairs Ministry, was brought back to Ahmedabad on Sunday. The woman, a native of Dholka town in Ahmedabad district, was rescued after the state Education Minister and Dholka MLA Bhupendrasinh Chudasama came to know about her plight and contacted state Home department officials, who in turn had informed the MEA. She was allegedly tortured by a Saudi family with who she was working in Riyadh. The woman arrived at the Mumbai airport early on and was escorted to Ahmedabad by the officials of the Women Crime Branch. “The unmarried woman who had gone to Riyadh for work currently resides in Ahmed-
abad with her sister. After her successful rescue in Riyadh, she landed in Mumbai today and subsequently brought back here by our officials,” said the Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) J K Bhatt. Her name is withheld since the police have registered a case of human trafficking against the agents who had sent her to Riyadh. Chudasama had
Ephedrine haul: Former Gujarat MLA’s son to be chargesheeted Agency | New Delhi
THE THANE police are likely to file a chargesheet against Kishore Rathod, son of a former Gujarat MLA, in connection with his alleged involvement in the ephedrine drug bust case. According to the police, Rathod has given information about several meetings which were organised in Kenya to discuss the logistics of manufacturing ephedrine and sending it to India. These meetings were held in Mombasa and were attended by international drug lord Vicky Goswami, among others, the police said. The Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad, probing another case of ephedrine smuggling linked to the Thane case against Rathod, filed a chargesheet against him last week.
Protect tobacco farmers’ interest in GST laws: FAIFA to Arun Jaitley
Farmers’ body FAIFA Monday asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to protect interests of Indian tobacco farmers while formulating GST laws. The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), a non-profit organisation representing farmers across states such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat, also said there should not be any discrimination among cigarette, bidi and chew-
Year : 03, Issue : 72 “Sunvilla Samachar” (English Daily) Printed at “Sunvilla Samachar (Daily) Printing Press” Survey No.: 1624-25-26, Final Plot No.F/P/537, Urmila Compound, Opp.Ambica Estate, G.D. School Road, Saijpur Bogha, Ahmedabad -382340 and Published at A-24, Sharddha Apartment, Thakkarnagar Road, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad-382350. Mo.: 9687612324, by Owner, Printer, & Publisher : Aksheshkumar S. Savaliya on Date 21-03-2017 (Tuesday), Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara* (*Responsible for selection of News under the PRB act). RNI No. : GUJENG/2014/59629